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Jokkmokk

Located in Jokkmokk Municipality, Norrbotten County Coordinates: 66°36′24″ N 19°49′24″ E

Jokkmokk
Svjo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
2,794
2.8K
Elevation
251 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Stockholm · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GEV Gällivare Airport73 km
AJR Arvidsjaur Airport116 km

About Jokkmokk

Jokkmokk is a city. Location: Jokkmokk Municipality, Norrbotten County. Population: 2,794. Elevation: 251 m.

From Wikipedia

Jokkmokk (Swedish: [ˈjɔ̌kːmɔk]) is a locality and the seat of Jokkmokk Municipality in Norrbotten County, province of Lapland, Sweden, with 2,786 inhabitants in 2010. The Lule Sámi name of the place (composed of the individual words jåhkå and måhkke) means "River's Curve," due to the meandering river that runs through it. As in other towns in Lapland, the Swedish language is dominant at an official level in Jokkmokk in modern times. The settlement is just north of the Arctic Circle.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
3.1 km²

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Jokkmokk

From Wikivoyage

Jokkmokk is a town in Swedish Lappland, in the middle of Norrbotten County. Jokkmokk Municipality (Swedish: Jokkmokks kommun), is one of Sweden's largest, containing a land area of 18,000 km² (larger than many small countries) but no more than 5,000 inhabitants. The village Kvikkjokk by the Laponia national park system is treated in its own article.

Understand+

Jokkmokk has been a seat of Sami culture, with an annual market fair, which has been held since 1605.

Get in+

The nearest airports are Luleå and Gällivare.

The Inlandsbanan trains (limited season) stop in Varjisträsk, Kåbdalis, Geografiska Polcirkeln, Jokkmokk centre, Vajkijaur (the station is a few kilometres from the village) and Porjus. There are also night trains from Stockholm to Murjek 60 km from the centre. There are bus connections from Luleå and from Murjek to Jokkmokk. See resrobot.se.

When going by car from south Sweden, the road E45, or E4 plus road 374 or 97 are suitable. The E4 connection is faster than E45, but they have similar length.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Population of Jokkmokk over time

Population of Jokkmokk over time
1990 3,393
1995 3,365
2000 3,201
2005 2,976
2010 2,786
2015 2,794
2016 2,826
2017 2,870
2018 2,798
2019 2,759
2020 2,766
2023 2,711

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Jokkmokk

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day -4° · Night -12° · Rain 44 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night -20°)
Wettest month
July (86 mm)
Driest month
February (25 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Jokkmokk
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-9°-7°-1°4°11°17°20°17°11°4°-4°-8°
Average low (°C)-20°-18°-13°-6°1°7°10°7°2°-3°-12°-18°
Precipitation (mm)342528263957867348444434

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Jokkmokk

The nearest airport is Gällivare Airport (GEV), 73 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Kiruna Airport (KRN) (137 km). The nearest large city is Umeå, 310 km to the south.

Airports

  • Gällivare Airport (GEV) Gällivare 73 kmnortheast
  • Arvidsjaur Airport (AJR) Arvidsjaur 116 kmsouth
  • Kiruna Airport (KRN) Kiruna 137 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Umeå Population: 130.2K 310 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Jokkmokk

Within 100 km: 177 natural sites, 10 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km10 places

  • Jåhttåmoajvve Mountain 20 kmSE
  • Roavvoajvve Mountain 18 kmNE
  • Darfoajvve Mountain 11 kmSW
  • Biehtsevárre Mountain 11 kmN

25–60 km42 places

  • Dálvvadisoajvve Mountain 52 kmSW
  • Roavoajvve Mountain 49 kmNW
  • Bálatjåhkkå Mountain 59 kmW
  • Muorkevárre Mountain 56 kmSW

60–100 km135 places

  • Bierna Island 66 kmN
  • Vakatakko Mountain 87 kmN
  • Unna Talvatesåive Mountain 83 kmN
  • Dievnne Mountain 60 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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